The men's Patagonia Stretch Wavefarer Board Shorts are as flexible as you need them to be. A moderate amount of spandex makes them stretch, but it's the addition of intuitive design features like bent side seams that elevate these board shorts from simply

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Features

Made of a lightweight stretch-woven nylon/spandex fabric, with a DWR (durable water repellent) finish and 40-UPF sun protection

How to shop for men's Patagonia board shorts
"Over the past couple of years, Patagonia has both expanded and tweaked their best-selling collection of men’s board shorts. These changes are all for the better — but it can make shopping for a pair confusing. For example, the summer 2013 collection includes 8 different shorts. Eight!! That’s a lot of choices, right? That means there are Patagonia board shorts for everyone — and really, these are all super nice, they’re the best board shorts out there — but if you want to make sure you choose the best pair for you, I’m here to help..."
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I've owned several pairs of these shorts and Patagonia continues to improve an already excellent board short each year. They are light enough and stiched right not to chafe while sitting on your board, yet very durable, dry instantly and are robust enough to wear as a regualar shorts. They are also great for workouts since they are not too long and the cut gives enough room to move freely.